Buyers Guide

Drawing pads are sometimes also referred to as layout pads. They are used primarily by graphic designers, artists and students studying art or design topics.

We supply layout pads from Goldline which are made from very high quality smooth white paper. These pads are bleedproof which means they can be drawn on with ink without the it bleeding through to the other side of the paper or the sheet below. Layout pads are ideal for presentation visuals.

Some layout pads are made with lightweight 50gsm paper to allow for a good degree of transparency which is necessary if tracing images is a requirement. In addition to semi-transparent layout pads we have traditional tracing pads from Tecknik Art and Goldline.

If you’re after a more traditional artists pad then take a look at the range from the brands Goldline and Derwent Academy. These are made of the more cartridge paper which is acid free and suitable for pencils, charcoal or other sketching materials.

For those looking for graphed pads we have these from Chartwell with graph lines printed at 1mm, 5mm and 10mm intervals.